Primark staff are set to meet the Lord Mayor tonight following concerns about the future of their jobs.
Deirdre Hargey will host the meeting at the City Hall in Belfast.
Trade union, Usdaw, has been in talks with Primark which has confirmed that staff will receive their contractual pay next week.
It’s been one week since fire engulfed the historic Bank Buildings, destroying the store.
Hundreds of staff have been unable to work since the incident.
#PrimarkBelfast workers are clearly worried about their future and they need reassurances. #Usdaw is talking to the company about securing long-term support for the staff #PrimarkFire https://t.co/DqLH1Iz95R
— Paddy Lillis (@PaddyLillisGS) September 4, 2018
Meanwhile, investigations have begun, with the building’s sprinkler system ‘and whether or not it was activated’ to form part of the probe.
Several stores in the vicinity of the premises remain closed.
